Family Caregivers Provide Major Unseen Value Across North Dakota

Family caregivers provide major unseen value across North Dakota

BISMARCK — Every day, family caregivers provide nursing care, transport, cooking, cleaning and countless other duties for elderly parents, friends, neighbors, spouses and other loved ones across the state. A new AARP report has quantified the value of that work. “If we actually had to pay these folks, it’d be very costly,” said Josh Askvig, North Dakota state director at AARP. The 82,000 family caregivers across North Dakota spend 58 million hou…

Oregon Family Caregivers Provide Billions in Unpaid Care

A new report highlighted the value of the unpaid labor of Oregon’s family caregivers, based on local wages and care costs. The report from AARP, called “Valuing the Invaluable,” estimated family caregivers in Oregon provide unpaid care worth more than $15 billion each year. Michael Schultz, state volunteer president of AARP Oregon, said about 740,000 Oregonians care for an aging loved one, assisting with everything from rides to appointments to …

AARP Report Values Pennsylvania Caregiving at $40 Billion Annually

HARRISBURG, PA — Family caregivers in Pennsylvania provide an estimated $40 billion in unpaid labor each year, contributing 2.1 billion hours of care, according to a new report released March 27 by AARP. The report, “Valuing the Invaluable 2026,” found that about 2.2 million Pennsylvanians serve as caregivers for adults, including older parents, spouses, neighbors and other loved ones. AARP said the work, largely unpaid, plays a central role in …